Scoring examples

Scoring example 1

The winning tile is 9 bamboo on selfdraw. The hand is concealed. The player has declared
riichi. The hand scores 1 yaku for Riichi, 1 yaku for Fully Concealed Hand, 1 yaku for Pinfu,
2 yaku for Pure Straight (because the hand is concealed). Total: 5 yaku. If there are no dora,
kan dora or ura dora, the hand value is 5 fan. 5 fan is the limit hand called Mangan and it
scores 4000 from each if the winner is East; a total of 12000 points. If the winner is not East,
he receives 4000 from East and 2000 from each of the other opponents; a total of 8000 points.

Scoring example 2

The winning tile is 9 bamboo on discard. The hand is concealed. The player has declared
riichi. The hand scores 1 yaku for Riichi, 1 yaku for Pinfu, 2 yaku for Pure Straight (because
the hand is concealed. Note that even though it is a claimed tile that finishes the Pure
Straight, it still scores an extra yaku because the hand is concealed). Total: 4 yaku.
Minipoints: 30 for going out on a discard on a concealed hand. Since it is a pinfu hand there
are no further minipoints. If there are no dora, kan dora or ura dora, the hand value is 4 fan,
30 minipoints, and it scores 11600 from the discarder if the winner is East. If the winner is
not East, he receives 7700.

Scoring example 3

The winning tile is 9 bamboo on discard. The hand contains a melded set. 7 bamboo is
dora. The hand scores 1 yaku for Pure Straight. Total: 1 yaku. The hand scores an addtional
fan for the dora tile. Minipoints: 20 for going out on an open hand, and an additional 2
minipoints for Open Pinfu. 22 minipoints are rounded up to 30 minipoints. The hand value
is 2 fan, 30 minipoints, and it scores 2900 from the discarder if the winner is East. If the
winner is not East, he receives 2000.

Scoring example 4

The winning tile is 8 bamboo on selfdraw. The hand is concealed. The hand scores a
yakuman for Four Concealed Pungs. Further yaku or dora tiles are irrelevant since yakuman
is the limit. If the winner is East, he receives 16000 from each; a total of 48000. If the winner
is not East, he receives 16000 from East and 8000 from each of the other opponents; a total of
32000.

Scoring example 5

The winning tile is 8 bamboo on a discard. The hand is concealed. 4 circles is dora. Even
though the hand is concealed, the last pung (which was finished with the claimed tile) is not
considered concealed. The hand scores 2 yaku for Three Concealed Pungs, 2 yaku for All
Pungs and 1 yaku for All Simples. Total: 5 yaku. The hand scores an additional fan for each
of the dora tiles for a total of 8 fan. 8 fan is the limit hand called Baiman, and it scores 24000
points from the discarder if the winner is East. If the winner is not East, he receives 16000
points from the discarder.

Scoring example 6

The winning tile is 4 bamboo on selfdraw in the set of turns immediately after the player
has declared riichi. The hand scores 1 yaku for Riichi, 1 yaku for Ippatsu, 1 yaku for Fully
Concealed Hand, 1 yaku for All Simples and 2 yaku for Seven Pairs. Total: 6 yaku.. This is
the limit hand called Haneman, and it scores 6000 from each if the winner is East; a total of
18000 points. If the winner is not East, he receives 6000 from East and 3000 from each of the
other opponents; a total of 12000 points.

Scoring example 7

The winning tile is 4 bamboo on a discard. The player had not declared riichi. The hand
scores 2 yaku for Seven Pairs. Minipoints: 25 for going out on Seven Pairs. The hand scores
no further points even though there is a pair of dragons and a pair wait. The hand value is 2
fan, 25 minipoints, and it scores 2400 points from the discarder if the winner is East and 1600
points otherwise.

Scoring example 8

The winning tile is red dragon on selfdraw. The hand is concealed and contains no dora
tiles. The hand scores 3 yaku for Twice Pure Double Chow and 1 yaku for Fully Concealed
Hand. The hand cannot also score for Seven Pairs, since the hand is either constructed as
seven pairs or as four sets and a pair. Since the hand is more valuable when considered as
four sets and a pair than when considered as seven pairs, the hand scores for Twice Pure
Double Chow rather than for Seven Pairs. Minipoints: 20 for going out on selfdraw, 2 for
pair wait, 2 for selfdraw, 2 for pair of dragons. 26 minipoints are rounded up to 30
minipoints. The hand value is 4 fan, 30 minipoints and it scores 3900 from each (a total of
11700) if the winner is East, and it scores 3900 from East and 2000 from the two other
opponents otherwise (a total of 7900).

Scoring example 9

The winning tile is west on a discard. 7 bamboo is dora. The player is East in an east
round. The hand scores 2 yaku for Half Flush, 1 yaku for Seat Wind, 1 yaku for Prevailing
Wind and 1 yaku for Outside Hand. Total: 5 yaku. The hand scores an additional fan for the
dora tile, for a total hand value of 6 fan. The winner scores 18000 from the discarder.

Scoring example 10

The winning tile is 7 circles on selfdraw. The hand is concealed. The player is South. The
hand scores 3 yaku for Half Flush (because the hand is concealed) and 1 yaku for Fully
Concealed Hand. Minipoints: 20 points for going out, 8 minipoints for a concealed pung of
honours 2 minipoints for selfdraw and 2 minipoints for edge wait. Note that even though
there is a three-sided wait, the winner chooses which set the winning tile finishes in such a
way that the score is maximized. 32 minipoints are rounded up to 40 for a total hand value
of 4 fan 40 minipoints, equivalent to a mangan in payment: 4000 from East and 2000 from
the others for a total of 8000 points.